The state Supreme Court has ruled in two Louisiana cases involving hospitals that want to terminate employees who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and in both cases agrees with the hospitals.
The Court agreed with the trial court in two cases, one in Lafayette and the other in Shreveport. Both were filed by the Alexandria attorney and former Bobby Jindal staffer, Jimmy Faircloth, who set up a website seeking plaintiffs and donations to fund the effort.
In the Lafayette case, employees brought suit against Ochsner Lafayette General, questioning the legality of the health system's policy that all employees without a verified exemption must take the vaccinations or lose their jobs. The state district court dismissed the suit in September. To read about that, click here.
The state Supreme Court agreed with the trial court, affirming that decision.
"This matter arises from a suit challenging a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which allows medical and religious exceptions, implemented by a private employer healthcare provider. The issue presented is whether the employees of the private healthcare provider stated a cause of action for constitutional and statutory violations entitling the employees to injunctive and declaratory relief," the decision states.
The trial court dismissed the suit, and the state Supreme Court agreed. You can read the ruling below.
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